Team Steele San Diego Homes with John & Melissa Steele

Despite experiencing some ups and downs during their transaction, we are so excited for these deserving clients to have closed on their new home! Located in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Rolando, they can’t wait to walk to different neighborhood spots and enjoy city life! We wish them the best on their next chapter, congratulations fam!

We love doing business in San Diego, but it’s especially fulfilling being able to help clients nationwide have positive real estate experiences even if we aren’t there to take care of them in person. Partnered with local agents, we recently closed deals in central California, Massachusetts, and New York, and we have buyers currently purchasing in New Jersey and Tennessee!

No matter where our clients want to buy or sell, we’ve got their backs. We are so committed to every client having a positive real estate experience, regardless of their location, and are more than happy to interview local agents to find you a great one to work with! If you have the goal of making a move or investing this year - in any market - hit us up, we’d love to chat and connect on your goals.

🏠Closing on their first property together back in 2019, it was an honor and a privilege to get to work with these clients again on their recent purchase. 🎉 We supported them in finding the perfect next home as they transitioned their first property into a rental, taking a powerful step into building their real estate portfolio.

Huge congrats to Thao and Tri, we wish you so many happy years in your new home! 💕 Thank you for your continued trust and for always referring your friends and family to work with us, it means a lot! 🙏🏼🏠

April and May were big months for us in our business as we closed another $9 million in sales from eleven transactions, closing a total of over $22 million since early March. 🎉 After a three-month dry spell of closing no deals from December through February, we are feeling all the more grateful after the reminder that business flows in waves in this business. 🙏🏼

We also hit the top 100 agents list for production, (coming in at #100, we just made it 😆), and it is an absolute honor considering there are 18,000 agents in San Diego that we compete with.

We couldn’t be more grateful to the clients that continue to trust us to guide them through their real estate goals, and are eager to continue making a positive impact in the industry. Thank you all for your continued support, we are so appreciative! 🙏🏼💕

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ These reviews that keep pouring in have been keeping us going this week. 🫶🏼 Honestly, I think one of the things that keeps our job stressful and challenging is simply the level that we CARE…

We truly want every client to have the real estate experience they deserve, and we feel it in our own hearts when things don’t go as planned or bumpy roads come up. We work our butts off to have every client feeling like our only one, take on the burden of stress so clients don’t feel it as much, and do our best to never pass along bad news unless we’ve already sorted out a solution.

We love taking care of our clients as if they were our own family, and we are continually grateful that after each transaction, they are shouting our names from the rooftops. 🩵🙏🏼 Your referrals and continued support mean everything to us - and we wouldn’t be where we are today without you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Got home to a pile of mail and the fun surprise of our 2023 Winners Circle certificate from Big Block Realty! 6th year in a row, baby! So proud of what we’ve created together John 🩵🙏🏼🎉

🚨JUST PRICE REDUCED!🚨Reach out for a private showing today!

With one of the largest floorplans in the community, you’ll love the spacious open layout with an abundance of natural light. Tastefully updated throughout, including new kitchen cabinets, counters, and appliances, remodeled bathrooms, flooring, paint and more! Stay comfortable year round with dual pane windows, central A/C, whole house fan, and a private patio.

The generously sized primary suite is the perfect retreat with lofted ceilings and ensuite bathroom with dual vanity. There is plenty of storage within the home and the attached 2 car garage is a huge bonus.

The community also features a pool and clubhouse. Conveniently located to nearby highway access, racquet club, parks and trails, and within desirable Scripps Ranch schools, this is an opportunity that you don’t want to miss!

These are the gleeful smiles of two realtors who put their heart and soul into their business and have been getting a bunch of 5-star reviews rolling in. 😆😃

🙏🏼THANK YOU🙏🏼 for thinking of us when you think of real estate and trusting us to be your partners! We wouldn’t be where we are today without all of your endless support! 💙

It may have been the first home we saw together - and virtually via FaceTime no less, but when it’s *the one*, it’s *THE ONE*! 😆🎉

We are so excited for our buyers to start this new chapter growing their family within this home! Cheers to many years friends, CONGRATULATIONS!!

We are so happy for our deserving buyers to have closed on their first home! 🏠🎉They’d been working with a subpar realtor and one of their friends (a long time client of ours) recommended that they switch agents for a better experience. We are so grateful they did, because we were able to get an amazing home for them - $20,000 under asking price! 🔥 🔥

We missed out on the home with their first offer, because their budget was maxed out a bit below the asking price, but we kept in touch with the listing agent feeling hopeful. 🤞🏼🙏🏼 When things started to go south with the buyer in hand, we were first in line as a backup! 🎉 We were able to convince the sellers to entertain our offer ($23,000 less than the other they’d had under contract) with our fast timelines and promise of a quick closing.

The home had appraised at value with the prior buyer, so on day one, our buyers already had 💰$20k+ of equity. 💰 Through the transaction we were also able to negotiate them an additional $5,000 for lender credits due to a snafu with the solar lease! 🤑

All in all, we couldn’t be more happy for our buyers and are so grateful we were able to shift their home buying experience to one that was more positive. As first time home buyers, they deserved the absolute best! 😆💪🏼

💕🏠 CONGRATULATIONS fam, so happy for you to start this next chapter in your new home!!

🚨I hope your calendars are marked for the open houses this weekend, because this one’s not going to last long! See you Saturday & Sunday 11-2! 🎉

With one of the largest floorplans in the community, you’ll love the spacious open layout with an abundance of natural light. Tastefully updated throughout, including new kitchen cabinets, counters, and appliances, remodeled bathrooms, flooring, paint and more! Stay comfortable year round with dual pane windows, central A/C, whole house fan, and a private patio.

The generously sized primary suite is the perfect retreat with lofted ceilings and ensuite bathroom with dual vanity. There is plenty of storage within the home and the attached 2 car garage is a huge bonus.

The community also features a pool and clubhouse. Conveniently located to nearby highway access, racquet club, parks and trails, and within desirable Scripps Ranch schools, this is an opportunity that you don’t want to miss!

feedback like this 🥰🙏🏼

We had the opportunity to tour this spectacular 1962 mid century modern home located in Del Mar, CA. Designed by Frederick Liebhardt, San Diego Master Architect and apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright, this home was originally built for Charles Dupont and this is the first time the home is on the market since it was built.

Situated on a private 3.2 acres of rolling grass and hills, this home is truly a masterpiece. Impeccably maintained, the home still includes all of its original features including dramatic walls of glass, geometric and angled rooflines, large wood burning fireplaces, high ceilings, clerestory and jalousie windows and much more.

Seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor living with a private pool and our personal favorite, the original 60’s pool house with the perfect mid century vibe. Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for potential buyers.

*4545 North Lane, listed by Scott Appleby, Kerry Appleby Payne, and Andrew Appleby of Willis Allen Realty.

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Closed in Massachusetts! 🎉

When my cousins reached out asking if I could support them with their Boston-area home search and finding a badass local agent to connect them with, it’s no surprise that I was beyond stoked to help out!

It was so fun for me to be a part of Andrew and Alli’s home buying journey, and I am honored to have been included. 🙏🏼🤍 Having grown up with Andrew with our families being very close, it was honestly so, so special for me. 🥹❤️

Huge thank you to Ashley Fuller for taking great care of my family!

And thank you Andrew and Alli for inviting me to be a part of this special time and trusting me to support you through the process. Love you both! Wishing you so many happy years in your new home! 🏡🤍

Working with your friends just hits different, and we had the best time working with Jennifer & Denny to sell their townhome and purchase this beautiful new home!

Huge bonus that it’s less than 2 miles down the road from us so we’re extra excited and have already mapped out walking and biking routes 🚶‍♂️🚴🏼‍♂️ 😆 only a matter of time until we get the community golf cart right, John? 😂

Welcome to the neighborhood, friends. Thank you so much for trusting us to support you through this process! 🙏🏼🤍

Every detail in this house is a chef’s kiss 🤌🏼🤌🏼 I hope you’ve marked your calendars for our open house this weekend! 📆 This gorgeous 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath home in Poway won’t last long - comment for the address, price, and more info!

We were so excited for the opportunity to work with this awesome couple again as they continue to build their real estate portfolio. After helping them to purchase their first home a few years ago, we were stoked when they reached out to us at the start of 2024 to begin the search for their next project and investment, a 2-unit property where they could live in one unit and rent out the other, all while updating the property and building equity. This is commonly referred to as “house hacking” and it’s one of the best ways to build wealth in real estate.

We toured a number of properties with some needing a substantial amount of work or not being in the best neighborhoods. We even wrote a few strong offers that we got beat out on in this aggressive market. It was all meant to be though when we saw the perfect property hit the market in Talmadge. An original three bedroom home with a second studio unit and a large detached garage with alley access that is prime to be converted to an ADU. It was exactly what they had been looking for and we knew we had to get it for them. Luckily, we had worked with the listing agent before and they knew our reputation in the industry. Despite not being the highest offer and being up against many other buyers, we were able to get our buyer’s offer accepted! Huge shout out to the listing agent, Huda Helton, and her team for going to bat for us and giving our buyers the chance.

A couple short weeks later and we were handing off the keys to Danny and Jacinda who got to work on the project the very next day. Congratulations Danny and Jacinda, can’t wait to see what you do with this one! 🛠️🤓🏡

After a three month dry spell in our business, things finally popped for us, and we closed $11.9 million of sales in March setting the record for the biggest month of business we’ve ever had! 🎉 We are so grateful to each and every client that trusted us to help them through the home buying or selling process. 🙏🏼

Looking back on the month, I am really proud of what we accomplished on behalf of our clients. Each deal almost felt like a personal win, and despite facing many roadblocks (it’s real estate after all 😅), there were highlights to every deal that made it a very fun and exciting month.

✅ For sellers, we consistently negotiated record-breaking price points for the area, focusing on terms like waived appraisals to ensure those prices stuck. We were able to secure the ideal terms for our seller’s needs, especially if they were moving to the next home with the sale and needed terms like a rent back. We also focused on partnering with the right buyers agents, guiding our sellers to know the strengths/weaknesses of each agent/buyer/offer combo, and I’m proud of the fact that on all our listings, we didn’t have one buyer fall out of escrow.

✅ On the purchasing side, we supported buyers in getting their offers accepted, and in four separate scenarios were given the feedback by the listing agent that our buyer’s offer was accepted because of our reputation! In three of the situations, there were offers higher in price than our buyers, which was truly the cherry on top of the acceptance! We also negotiated a number of different repairs and got some amazing repair credits despite it being a sellers market. We were stoked to see so many of our buyers beat out the competition this month!

Huge thanks to our amazing team, you are truly the wind beneath our wings. Lauren Taylor-Sayeski, Alliance Escrow, Inc. First American Title Greg Ives- San Diego Title Insurance Sean P. Aguirre - American Pacific Mortgage Michael Cain - Loan Officer C2 Financial Corporation NMLS 1062241 ARE Mortgage Group, Inc.: Joe Wiggins, Mortgage Broker NMLS #290856 🤍🙏🏼

We were so excited to pass off the keys to these first time home buyers Blaise and Kristina earlier this month! They were focused on purchasing in the North Park area and we ended up finding them the perfect place in a quiet pocket, just a short walk to the hustle and bustle of the trendy spots! We are so excited to see how they make this home their own!

Congratulations to these happy home buyers!! 🎉🏡

To merely say “THANK YOU” to our loyal and dedicated clients would be an understatement and feels inadequate when we have such an overwhelming amount of gratitude for every client, colleague, family member and friend who has chosen to work with us over the last decade.

You have believed in us, trusted us, and thought of us when there are so many other Realtors out there to choose from. We truly owe our success to you!! 🙏♥️

For the fourth year in a row, we have been named Top 1% of San Diego Realtors by PSAR, an honor we used to *dream* of when we first started our business nine years ago. And while these accolades are recorded under the Melissa Steele name, being a team of two, John is just as much a part of this success. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

🔥🔥 Hitting the market TUESDAY!!
This Scripps Ranch beauty is the one you’ve been waiting for!

✅ 3 Bedrooms with an optional 4th
✅ 2.5 Bathrooms
✅ 1,694 square feet
✅ Great floor plan
✅ Generous outdoor space
✅ Large two car garage
✅ Soaring ceilings and tons of natural light
✅ End unit steps away from hiking trails.. and the list goes on!

Check it out for yourself at our Open Houses this coming weekend!
- Feb 24th from 12-3
- Feb 25th from 11-2

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See you this weekend!